Fast Stream Policy Manager
Description
- Job grade: Higher Executive Officer
- Contract type: Permanent
- Business area: CO - Government People Group (GPG)
- Type of role: Human Resources, Policy
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Number of jobs available: 1
Location
About the job
Job summary
The Fast Stream and Emerging Talent (FSET) team is responsible for attracting and developing an effective pipeline of emerging talent; with the skills, knowledge, behaviours and networks needed to deliver on the Government's priorities and reflective of the people and places we serve. This includes delivering a range of programmes including schools' outreach, internships, Civil Service Career Launch apprenticeships, Beyond Boundaries and the Civil Service Fast Stream.
- Leading support, advice & guidance for FSers & Activity Managers, inc. HR casework, compliance with policies & Workplace Adjustments
- Leading FS policy implementation including Fast Stream pay
- Sourcing, quality assuring & matching postings inc. offboarding & mainstreaming
- Strategic & operational engagement with stakeholders in departments, professions & networks
- Leading cross-FSET Digital improvements including enhancing data analysis to target support/improvement
- Overseeing and leading FS Strategy
Job description
The HR Pay and Policy Team provides critical expert HR Policy advice for the Fast Stream. In this role you will lead the following:
- Content and Updates: Regularly review and update policy content on the online platform for fast streamers. You will develop expertise in navigating the Fast Streamer online platforms, editing and updating it as required, being mindful of the user experience. You will use data and information to make evidence based recommendations on improvements/changes.
- Process Development: Develop team ways of working for policy making, people impact assessments, and diversity and inclusion analysis/monitoring.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Proactively support Trade Union relations by leading the secretariat for FDA meetings and sharing policy updates, coordinating and responding to FDA correspondence and feedback. Providing high quality HR policy advice to internal and external stakeholders.
- Policy Drafting: Work with the business to develop and draft high-quality, accessible HR policies aligned with FSET’s vision and strategy.
Projects: Support and lead on high-impact, cross-discipline HR projects, providing expert advice to FSET initiatives (e.g., policy or contract development). - Pay and Reward: This role will focus more on Fast Stream Policy and Trade Union engagement, but may also involve ad-hoc work on Fast Stream pay, reward, and the employee value proposition.
- Ad-hoc Support: Respond to urgent requests and support wider FSET short-term work streams (e.g., recruitment campaigns, wider critical FSET projects).
Person specification
Essential criteria
- Is a highly effective communicator, both orally and in writing, and can tailor communication styles based on audience and purpose.
- Is able to build strong, collaborative working relationships, sometimes in challenging contexts, with a wide range of important stakeholders and customers.
- Has the confidence to provide and seek constructive and timely input on projects both within and outside the HR policy team as part of an open, collaborative team culture.
- Can work at pace with a high level of autonomy, balancing competing activities and employing project management techniques as appropriate to ensure delivery to challenging deadlines.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in an HR and/or policy environment.
- Ability to interpret and use data effectively.
Additional information:
Cabinet Office policy is that a minimum 60% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace. For some roles, due to their nature and the business need, this may be up to 100%. Requirements to attend other locations for official business will also count towards this level of attendance.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Managing a Quality Service
- Working Together
- Communicating and Influencing
- Changing and Improving
Benefits
- Learning and development tailored to your role.
- An environment with flexible working options.
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.
- A Civil Service Pension which provides an attractive pension, benefits for dependants and employer contributions of 28.97%.
- A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by one day per year up to a maximum of 30.
Things you need to know
Artificial intelligence
Selection process details
As part of the application form you will be asked to submit:
- A CV
- A 750 word Personal Statement/Statement of Suitability setting out how you meet the Essential criteria in the person specification.
Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
Sift will be conducted on CV and Personal Statement/Statement of Suitability.
Selection process
At interview candidates will be assessed on Behaviour and Strength-based questions. The behaviours being assessed are:
- Managing a Quality Service
- Working Together
- Communicating and Influencing
- Changing and Improving
Expected timeline (subject to change)
Expected sift date – TBC
Expected interview date/s – TBC
Your interview will either be conducted face to face or by video. You will be notified of the location if you are selected for interview.
Reasonable Adjustment
If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
Contact Government Recruitment Service via cabinetofficerecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
Complete the ‘Assistance required’ section in the ‘Additional requirements’ page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at an interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.
Further Information
A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.
Any move to Cabinet Office from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare; for further information visit the Childcare Choices website.
If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.
In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service/Disclosure Scotland on your behalf.
However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading.
For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on 0870 609 6006 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email Info@disclosurescotland.co.uk
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5-year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.
Please note that this role requires SC clearance, which would normally need 5 years’ UK residency in the past 5 years. This is not an absolute requirement, but supplementary checks may be needed where individuals have not lived in the UK for that period. This may mean your security clearance (and therefore your appointment) will take longer or, in some cases, not be possible.
For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the Demystifying Vetting website
Please note terms and conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.
This role is full time only. Applicants who wish to work an alternative pattern are welcome to apply however your preferred working pattern may not be available and you should discuss this with the vacancy holder before applying.
Feedback
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Working for the Civil Service
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
Diversity and Inclusion
Apply and further information
Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Shane Hessian- Robinson
- Email : shane.robinson@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : cabinetofficerecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Further information
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, then you can contact the Civil Service Commission at info@csc.gov.uk. For further information on the Recruitment Principles and bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission, please visit their website at: https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/.
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